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Swansea City vs West Ham

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West Ham visit Championship leaders Swansea City on Saturday at 3pm, four points behind them after a 6–0 win at Lincoln.

Nuno Espírito Santo is still assessing players after the midweek match and says West Ham must keep building momentum. Keiber Lamadrid remains under assessment, while Swansea have several availability concerns.

No-Guff Summary

  • Fixture: West Ham visit leaders Swansea on Saturday at 3pm, four points behind them after beating Lincoln 6–0.
  • Nuno: He says West Ham need to build momentum and perform well under pressure. Fitness checks continue after the quick turnaround, with no new problem confirmed.
  • Availability: West Ham are still assessing Lamadrid. Swansea expect Burgess and Key to miss out, Eustáquio is a doubt and Lissah is suspended.
  • Watching and tickets: West Ham World reports a sell-out of the 1,971 away allocation, no live UK television coverage and CBSSN and Paramount+ coverage in the US.
  • Officials: Josh Smith will referee.
Development Updated

Lamadrid still being assessed ahead of Swansea trip

West Ham have an availability question of their own before Saturday's trip to Swansea: the club says Keiber Lamadrid is still being assessed after being absent through injury since 1 September.

West Ham's preview says Swansea's Cameron Burgess and Josh Key are set to miss out through injury, Stephen Eustáquio is a doubt and Filip Lissah is suspended. These are pre-match availability reports, not a confirmed starting XI.

Sources

  • West Ham Official (opens in a new tab) — Explains the match arrangements and provides team news ahead of West Ham’s Championship visit to Swansea, noting that Keiber Lamadrid continues to be assessed.
  • Swansea City - Official Site (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Stephen Eustaquio has returned to Swansea City training after a shoulder injury, but remains under assessment ahead of the match against West Ham; Josh Key is still sidelined and Filip Lissah is suspended.
  • Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Argues that Swansea’s right-back absences could give Edvin Austbø an opportunity to start for West Ham, following his impact against Lincoln City.